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CONFLICT
CONFLICT
confrontation
confront sb about sth
verbal altrecation
jump down sb's throat
go right for tyhe jugular
don't suffer fools gladly
drive a wedge between sb
animosity
not be on speaking tems
dissent
be at odds with
have a row
quarell
fall out with
call sb out
diehard opponents
formidable opponent
worthy opponent
adversary
rival
give sb a run for their money
hotly disputed
dispute
contentious issue
point of contention
friction
have a bone to pick
a key sticking point
get off the wrong foot
GETTING MAD
fly off the handle
hit the roof
makes my blood boil
makes me see red
gets my goat
rattles my cage
get up my nose
grind my gears
livid
furious
enraged
cross
exasperated
worked up with
forming at the mouth
hot and bothered
up in arms
blow a fuse
have a short fuse
short-tempered
volatile
outraged
go berserk
belligerent
throw a fit
throw a tantrum
snap at sb
make a fuss over sth
seething with indignation
incenced
indignant
aggrieved
acrimonious
not be a happy camper
get your knickers in a twist (UK)
fuming with anger
throw up one's hands
lose one's cool
wrathful
put someone's nose out of joint
blow one’s top
go ballistic
go apoplectic with rage
BAD SITUATION
bear/suffer the brunt
plight
blight
turmoil
when it rains, it pours
to add insult to injury
to make matters worse
to cap it all
be in deep water
be in hot water
go through a rought patch
be in a bad place
be over the barrel
be in over your head
morass
quagmire
quandary
predicament
hard-pressed
falter
walk a tightrope
fraugh with
wrought with
replete
rampant
plagued by
scourge
hell broke lose
go down in flames
from the frying pan into the fire
pitfall
stumbling block
snag
hitch
in a tight corner
relapse
in a fix/hole/spot
HOLDING STRONG
endure
bounce back
resilient
emotional resilience
like water off duck's back
take sth on the chin
keep it together
get a grip
go about your everyday life
roll with the punches
on an even keel
turn the corner
turn over a new leaf
start with a clean slate
have a vlean break
be in the clear
be off the hook
be out of the woods
shake loose
shrug off
take sth in sb's tride
LACK OF PROGRESS
route to nowhere
go nowhere fast
stuck in the rut
deadend
get blood out of/from a stone
in vain
for naught
to no avail
back to the drawing board
stifle
hinder
hamper
throw spanner in the works (UK)
relapse
revert to
fall on deaf ears
disregard
dismiss
go back/return to one's old ways
flog a dead horse
set back
MAKING PEACE
put oil over troubled water
make up
reconcile
reconciliation
there's no bad blood between us
bury the hatchet
don't hold grudge against
amicable resolution
reciprocal agreement
clear the air
find common ground
meet sb halfway
DEFENDING YOUR POSITION
set boundaries
stick to your guns
stand your ground
dig your heels in on sth
put one's foot down
take a stand on sth
take a stance on sth
stand one's ground
even the worm will turn
vehemetely deny
unequivocally deny
unequivocally support
staunch supporter
ardent supporter
assert
advocate for
beyond the pale
exponent
proponent
perspective
unassailable argument
fixed in stone
fervent
zealot
argue (one’s) case
stand up to sb
stand up for yourself
put one's foot down
GIVING IN
give and take
roll over
surrender
cede
give in
walk it back
recant
renounce
have at it
go for it
keep your head down
aknowledge
comply
succumb to pressure
buy into sth
give credence to sth
concede
retract a statement
budge
eat humble pie
CRISISIZING
reproach
scold
tell off
reprimand
not mice words
call a spade a spade
scathing critique
lukewarm response
tepid response
wouldn't put it past sb
you've made your bed, now lie in it
chastise
critisize sb to sb's face
fault on sth
rail at/against
have one's hide
NOT SPEAKING OPENLY
equivocate
bloviate
beat around the bush
talk gibberish
talk nineteen to the dozen
vacuous respoinse
vague
glibly
oblique
pay lip service
put your money where your mouth is
abstruse
convoluted
overcomplicate
incongruent
dumb down
obfuscate
hedge your responses
ambiguous
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EXPRESSING OPINION
voice your opinion
speak your mind
say your say
posit
air sb's concerns
be vocal about sth
proclaim
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address an elephant in the room
address/tackle the problem
gravity of the situation
point-blank question
confer
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PERSUADE
you can take it from me
induce
tout
coax
cajole
steer sb towards
exhortation
talk sb into doing sth
peddle sth
hunch
gut feeling
I can fel it in my bones
premonition
harbingers
omen
precursors
heralds
misguided
align
incongruent
incomparible
conceivably
superseded
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STOP TALKING
give it a rest
drop it
give me a break
that's not the point
that's beside the point
it's impertinent to sth
let's drop the subject
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